Caerhirfryn

Welsh

Etymology

caer (“castle”) +‎ hir (“long”) +‎ bryn (“hill”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Caerhirfryn f

  1. Lancaster (A city in Lancashire in north-west England)

Derived terms
  • Dinas Gaerhirfryn
  • Swydd Gaerhirfryn

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Caerhirfryn Gaerhirfryn Nghaerhirfryn Chaerhirfryn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also
  • (Place names in England with caer in Welsh) Caer (“Chester”), Caer Colun (“Colchester”), Caerferwig (“Berwick(-upon-Tweed)”), Caerfaddon (“Bath”), Caerfuddai (“Chichester”), Caergrawnt (“Cambridge”), Caergaint (“Canterbury”), Caerhirfryn (“Lancaster”), Caerliwelydd (“Carlisle”), Caerloyw (“Gloucester”), Caerlwytgoed (“Lichfield”), Caerlŷr (“Leicester”), Caer Rhain (“Aconbury”), Caersallog (“Salisbury”), Caerwrangon (“Worcester”), Caerwrygion (“Wroxeter”), Caerwynt (“Winchester”), Caerwysg (“Exeter”)
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